Survive the Caribbean, rescue your crew and build a ship of your own in this pirate survival sandbox
Warsaw, Poland – October 14th, 2026 – After re-obtaining the rights to Pirates Republic, Golden Hind Games SA is celebrating the game being once again fully in their control with a brand new trailer. With the wind in their sails again, the team is also excited to announce that they are hard at work moving the game into Unreal Engine 5 and that they have plans to open alpha testing for members of their Discord. Pirates Republic is a survival sandbox where you can play solo or team up in online co-op to gather supplies, build a settlement and work towards launching your own ship.
Set in the Caribbean in 1714, Pirates Republic puts survival at the heart of the pirate adventure. After a disastrous voyage leaves you shipwrecked, getting back to sea means starting over: finding food, crafting tools, recovering materials and bringing a scattered crew together. Every shelter you build and castaway you rescue brings that goal closer.
Pirates Republic is a game about people who wanted to live on their own terms and this game offers you that same freedom. Construction works piece by piece – place walls, floors, roofs, and furniture however you want. Every building you raise is yours, shaped by your decisions and creativity. Design your ships from the keel up using a modular building system. Hull shape, mast configuration, deck layout, oar capacity – every choice affects speed, durability, and combat performance. Combine parts to create over 100 unique vessel configurations, from nimble canoes to heavily armed frigates. Equip them with dozens of weapon types – from light swivel guns to devastating heavy cannons – and watch your choices matter in every broadside.
Nassau grows with your Fame. Every NPC who arrives has a unique appearance, backstory, skills, and personality – all procedurally generated. Build relationships, recruit crews, romance allies, and manage a democratic society where your people expect fair shares and strong leadership. Fail them, and they’ll maroon you on a desert island. Plunder too aggressively and you better be sure you’ve built enough fortifications to hold off the royal fleets of England and Spain when they come for you.
Combat in Pirates Republic is brutal and personal. Board enemy ships and fight blade to blade with swords, axes, and improvised weapons. Draw your flintlock pistol or musket when you need to drop someone before they reach you. On the water, maneuver your ship into position and unleash devastating broadsides. Every engagement plays differently – whether you’re dueling a rival captain on a burning deck or defending Nassau’s walls against a full-scale naval assault.
About Golden Hind Games SA
Golden Hind Games SA is the developer and publisher of Pirates Republic, a pirate survival sandbox combining exploration, settlement building, modular ship construction and combat on land and at sea.
